How To Install hpsockd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hpsockd on Debian 10.
What is hpsockd
hpsockd is:
Hpsockd is yet-another SOCKS server, with both version 5 (RFC1928 and others) as well as version 4 support, originally written at Hewlett-Packard Company.
There are three methods to install hpsockd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hpsockd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hpsockd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hpsockd
Install hpsockd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hpsockd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hpsockd
Install hpsockd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hpsockd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hpsockd
How To Uninstall hpsockd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the hpsockd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hpsockd
Uninstall hpsockd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hpsockd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hpsockd
Remove hpsockd Configurations and Data
To remove hpsockd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hpsockd
Remove hpsockd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hpsockd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hpsockd
Dependencies
hpsockd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hpsockd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
